Mapping SOIL’s Legacy: A Living Archive of Artist-Run Innovation

This visualization traces SOIL’s membership from 1995–2025, mapping how our collective has grown and shifted over three decades. It reflects the many artists who have joined, contributed, and shaped this cultural community—revealing not only the scale of SOIL, but also the individual threads that together weave our history.

The member map is part of an evolving database created to gather and share our story as an artist-run collective and ensure that SOIL’s cultural legacy remains visible, accessible, and relevant for future generations. Conceived as a living, dynamic archive, it continues to grow through member participation. 

As we celebrate our 30th anniversary, SOIL affirms the importance of preserving our collective memory. By making our network visible, we anchor SOIL’s legacy within the broader cultural ecosystem—ensuring that future artists, curators, and researchers can trace and build upon our cultural history.

Erin, it would be great to have this “explore the map” part really set apart in a button so people know where to go to click in the interactive map…

Explore SOIL’s Interactive Membership Map & Digital Archive here

Note: If you are a past member and don’t see your name, or if your dates of membership are not accurate, we’d love to hear from you. Every update strengthens the record, ensuring that the map reflects the richness and accuracy of our shared history. Email gentremblaze@gmail.com to get connected.

This data visualization project was initiated and led by SOIL member Genevieve Tremblay, in collaboration with José de la Parra and Rachel Wright, with the initial phase supported by a 2023 4Culture Heritage Collections Care grant.